The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1887-02-24
EONNlCiS ON PUBLIC ROADS.
SPEECHES OF sen ATORS FIELDS
AND OF ON THE BILL
Senator POu Desires to Work CouyjctS
ch the R0ad>: senator Fields Gives
Reasons Against IL.

Senator JAS. II. Pou Introduced bill in
the Senate last week to give to the coun
ties of the state the option Of working
their convicts on the public roads 1t
has passed the Senate and now goes to the
House. Last week the CHRONICLE express
ed its endorsement OF the bill and urged
the members to pass IT, The following is
the bill
TIE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NoETH CARROLL
ny Do ENACT:
SECTION |. That when any county has
made provision for the working of cnuyictS
upon The public roads or when any mum
Der Of counties have Jointly made i,rovi-
sion for working cpnltct> upon the public
rodtIa, il sl,tl be laWful for. and the duty
OF lie Judge holding court IN such cou1,-
ties, to sentence To imprisonment and
hard labor on the public roads for such
terms as are noW prescribed by law for
Their Imtrisonmeht in the county iailS or
III the state Prison, the following classes
ot c0uvictS: First, all persons convicted
Of offences the punishment whereof would
otherwise be wholly, or iii part, imprlSou
ment III the common i'll. Second AL
persons convicted f crime, the punish
.neut Whereof would otherwise be Who'll s.
or in part, imprisonment III The Prnl-
tentiary for 4 term not exceeding ten
years
SEC , That the coUyicts SeuteIcpI 10
hard Labor upon the public roads under
PROV slons Of section one of tlIi, act. >aall
be under the control Of the county au,harl
ties, and sad county authorities Shall
have power 10 enact al! usedful ru,t~ and
regulation, for the ,ncc,.,,f,i! vorkin,, -
all convict, upon SaId pubic. roads,
SIC That nothing contained IN hi,
act >hal III any way affect. interfere. with.
or diminish any convict, granted or a.,
signed to any railroad. or other work Of
internal Improvement. either by CONTRACT
executed prior to this net. or granted or
assigned ~ any prior act of tuis General
Assembly.
SIC t That in all cases where. tn.
Judge pre>i Ing shall BE satisfied that
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